Here are some figure paintings from our recent Friday night session. We played with light and shadow colors, and simplification of forms.
It’s incredibly enjoyable to hang out with people and make stuff. I think I might have the best job in the world. Friday night, I hang out with people I like, and paint. At the end of the class people were asking each other what they’re taking next. “Hands and Feet”… “Steamroller Woodcuts”…. Most of our students take a class every quarter, so over time we get to know each other, and I can watch their artwork gain a sense of depth and ease. I’m so happy I get to see everyone again next week.
I got this idea from Makena Gadient at the recent CoCA 24 hour Art Marathon. This is an excellent design study. Take a stack of cards. Using a big sewing needle, poke random holes into the stack of cards so they all have the same pattern of holes. Then, using the same holes, create a …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6075″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Ruthie V. Continuous Line Figure Studies “Figures; Draw Paint Sculpt” Friday night class Sculpting changed our drawings! Have you ever seen a figure drawing look as heavy as these (below) by Lendy Hensley? They weigh as much as the real model! They have gravity, volume, mass, and space. Aren’t …
PAINTING FROM PHOTOGRAPHS We put a lot of pressure on artists (on ourselves) to be original. We think we should be able to turn that blank canvas into something no one has seen before, something totally authentic, illuminating and wondrous. Truth is, people aren’t very good at being original. Inventing totally new things from scratch …
[image_with_animation image_url=”7165″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Quilled brain by Sarah Yakawonis With some activities, I get a voice telling me it’s a waste of time. Usually this voice comes up loudly in the first 5 minutes of making art. Somehow, it doesn’t come up much when I watch tv. Unlike watching tv, I feel better when I …
Some Figure Paintings, Studies of Light and Shadow
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Martha Soriano
Here are some figure paintings from our recent Friday night session. We played with light and shadow colors, and simplification of forms.
It’s incredibly enjoyable to hang out with people and make stuff. I think I might have the best job in the world. Friday night, I hang out with people I like, and paint. At the end of the class people were asking each other what they’re taking next. “Hands and Feet”… “Steamroller Woodcuts”…. Most of our students take a class every quarter, so over time we get to know each other, and I can watch their artwork gain a sense of depth and ease. I’m so happy I get to see everyone again next week.
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